Inmate charged with assaulting correction officer in Ulster jail

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By Michael Novinson

recordonline.com

By Michael Novinson

Posted Feb. 27, 2013 at 2:00 AM

By Michael Novinson
Posted Feb. 27, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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KINGSTON - An Ulster County Jail inmate with an extensive criminal history has been charged with assaulting a correction officer. The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office said Tyrone Watson, 43, of Kingston, struck a correction officer in the neck Sunday, causing a fairly serious injury. Watson was charged with assault, a felony. Watson was in jail on a drug possession charge, Detective Lt. Edwin Brewster said. Watson has spent nearly 12 years behind bars on two drug possession convictions and a weapons possession conviction.